"It's with great sadness that we announce the untimely passing of Mark Bell of LFO who died last week from complications after an operation," the label wrote.

"Mark's family & friends request privacy at this difficult time."

Bell formed LFO with Gez Varley in the late 1980s. The group's first hit was the self-titled 'LFO', which placed at number 12 in the UK singles chart.

When Varley left in 1996, LFO went on hiatus before continuing with Bell as its sole member.

The many collaborations over Bell's career included producing Exciter for Depeche Mode and numerous albums for Bjork. The Icelandic star tweeted a link to the group's track 'Love Is the Message' this evening.

LFO released three albums in total - Frequencies (1991), Advance (1996) and Sheath (2003).

Those paying tribute from the electronic music community have included Zomby and Faithless's Sister Bliss, who wrote: "Very sad & shocked to hear a total legend and one of my heroes has passed away. RIP Mark Bell #LFO"